But I guess then its no different than buying a note and carries the same risks and rewards.  

More risk= more reward.

There are numerous pre-recorded webinars to watch as well as articles and books to read.

There are numerous state and local eviction moratoriums still in effect, and they all have different rules.   

It’s a fairly complex landscape with government regulations, but if done right can be massively rewarding.

It is not a short or quick process but if you stick with it, you can find it to be very rewarding.   

It sounds like they're using a contract that they wrote, and one page won't cover all the numerous issues that can come up in a RE transaction.But there are ways to protect yourself - the inspection is a good start, also get leases and estoppel letters if that 3rd unit is occupied.

Instructions for participating in the survey are printed on their store receipt and generally; the reward for participating is a free item or a chance to be entered in a sweepstakes.Online data collection is rapidly replacing other methods of accessing consumer information.

With that said, if you continue to rent you will have numerous tenants.   

My wife and I both hold down full time jobs but find real estate investing both enjoyable and rewarding.